The first land registry in Samburu County has been developed. Lands Chief Administrative Secretary (CAS) Alex Mbuuri officiated the opening ceremony of the new office and said that a lands registrar has already been posted and will commence work immediately
The new office will now be responsible for all land adjudication matters and that all Samburu files at the lands office in Nyahururu have already been handed over to the Maralal Office. Residents of Samburu County will no longer have to travel to Nyahururu to seek land registry services
“There are 5,000 title deeds to be produced now that Maralal town has been planned and the lands ministry is ready to partner with the county government to ensure that these titles are produced and issued to the owners,” said CAS Alex Mbuuri.
Historic day
The CAS also inspected the ongoing construction of Maralal Ardhi house that will permanently house the lands offices and at the same time Mbuuri handed over land registry equipment donated by the European Union (EU) in partnership with Food Agricultural Organisation (FAO) which included GPS, printers, walk in filing cabinets to aid in the operalisation of the lands registry.
“This is a historic day because since independence we have never had a lands office in Samburu County, now our people will not travel to Nyahururu to get title deeds,” said Samburu Deputy Governor Julius.
Also present was Samburu County Commissioner Abdrisak Jaldesa, National Land Commission Commissioner Tiyah Galgalo, EU representative David Mwangi and FAO representative Husna Mbarak.
